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Title: Opportunities for Currently NSF Supported and Self-Sustaining,
Graduated Engineering Research Centers to Partner with Small
Businesses (ERC & SBIR)
Date: 12/08/10
Opportunities for Currently NSF Supported and Self-Sustaining, Graduated
Engineering Research Centers to Partner with Small Businesses (ERC & SBIR)
[1]Program Solicitation
NSF 10-617
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National Science Foundation
Directorate for Engineering
Engineering Education and Centers
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's
local time):
November 30, 2010
Last Tuesday in November, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
February 07, 2011
First Monday in February, Annually Thereafter
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures
Guide (PAPPG), [2]NSF 11-1, was issued on October 1, 2010 and is
effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 18,
2011. Please be advised that the guidelines contained in [3]NSF 11-1
apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
Proposers who opt to submit prior to January 18, 2011, must also
follow the guidelines contained in [4]NSF 11-1.
Cost Sharing: The PAPPG has been revised to implement the National
Science Board's recommendations regarding cost sharing. Inclusion of
voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited. In order to assess the
scope of the project, all organizational resources necessary for the
project must be described in the Facilities, Equipment and Other
Resources section of the proposal. The description should be
narrative in nature and must not include any quantifiable financial
information. Mandatory cost sharing will only be required when
explicitly authorized by the NSF Director. See the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) Chapter II.C.2.g(xi) for further
information about the implementation of these recommendations.
Data Management Plan: The PAPPG contains a clarification of NSF's long
standing data policy. All proposals must describe plans for data
management and sharing of the products of research, or assert the
absence of the need for such plans. FastLane will not permit
submission of a proposal that is missing a Data Management Plan. The
Data Management Plan will be reviewed as part of the intellectual
merit or broader impacts of the proposal, or both, as
appropriate. Links to data management requirements and plans relevant
to specific Directorates, Offices, Divisions, Programs, or other NSF
units are available on the NSF website at:
[5]http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp. See
[6]Chapter II.C.2.j of the GPG for further information about the
implementation of this requirement.
Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan: As a reminder, each proposal
that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must
include, as a supplementary document, a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Please be
advised that if required, FastLane will not permit submission of a
proposal that is missing a Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan. See
[7]Chapter II.C.2.j of the GPG for further information about the
implementation of this requirement.
Important Information Pertaining to this Solicitation
Currently NSF supported and self-sustaining, graduated Engineering
Research Centers (ERCs) in the Classes of 1990 and later are eligible
to apply to this solicitation ONLY if the proposed research involves
participation of an already-established small R&D firm that meets the
"small business" eligibility requirements of the Small Business
Innovative Research (SBIR) program, or is an active or a "graduated"
Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer
(SBIR/STTR) Phase I or Phase II grantee, regardless of the agency
providing support.
In addition, active or graduated SBIR/STTR Phase II NSF awardees are
eligible to apply to the solicitation ONLY if the proposed research
involves an ongoing NSF supported ERC or a self-sustaining, graduated
ERC in the Classes of 1990 and later.
A self-sustaining graduated Engineering Research Center (ERC), for the
purpose of this solicitation, is one that is defined as an ERC in the
Classes of 1990 or later that is financially self-sustaining and
retains ERC key features. This would include any ERC from earlier
classes that was reestablished for a new term of NSF support through
an ERC competition. The determination of whether or not a graduated
ERC is self-sustaining was made through a survey of graduated ERCs.
Only those ERC in the Classes of 1990 and later that responded to this
survey and were determined to be self-sustaining and retaining ERC key
features may apply to this solicitation. The results of that survey,
"Post Graduation Status of Engineering Research Centers - 2010," can
be found at:
[8]http://www.erc-assoc.org/topics/6-nsf-policies.html. The list
eligible ERCs can be found in the Appendix.
The definition of a "graduated" SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II grantee
differs from that of a "graduated" ERC. The "graduated" SBIR/STTR
grantee has had an award that was successfully completed within the
previous five years of the proposal deadline date.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Information
Program Title:
Opportunities for Currently NSF Supported and Self-Sustaining,
Graduated Engineering Research Centers to Partner with Small
Businesses (ERC & SBIR)
Synopsis of Program:
This opportunity aims to enable currently supported NSF Engineering
Research Centers (ERC) that are in the Classes of 2003-2008 and
recently graduated, self-sustaining ERCs to benefit from the role
of small firms in carrying out research to speed the translation of
research results into commercial products and for small businesses
to benefit from the innovative and leading-edge research performed
at Engineering Research Centers (ERCs). These centers have pushed
the boundaries of knowledge across a broad spectrum of technology
fields while transferring a continuous stream of cutting-edge
enabling and systems technologies to the market place through their
industrial partners and spin-off start-up firms.
Proposals are invited from the institutions with the 13 ongoing
ERCs and the 22 recently graduated, self-sustaining ERCs in the
Class of 1990 or later to perform collaborative research with
ongoing and graduated SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II awardees
funded by any agency and other small R&D firms.
Proposals may also be submitted by NSF supported ongoing and
graduated SBIR/STTR Phase II awardees who will collaborate with an
ongoing or recently graduated, self-sustaining ERC for the purposes
outlined in the solicitation.
A self-sustaining graduated Engineering Research Center (ERC), for
the purpose of this solicitation, is one that is defined as an ERC
in the class of 1990 or later that is financially self-sustaining
and retains ERC key features. Self-sufficiency was determined
through a survey of graduated ERCs. This would include any ERC
from earlier classes that was reestablished for a new term of NSF
support through an ERC competition. The results of that survey,
"Post Graduation Status of Engineering Research Centers - 2010,"
can be found at:
[9]http://www.erc-assoc.org/topics/6-nsf-policies.html. A list of
currently NSF supported and self-sustaining graduated ERCs eligible
to compete can be found in the Appendix.
The goals of this effort are to:
1. Speed the translation of ERC-generated research and technology
advances to the marketplace and engage students more directly in
the innovation process though collaboration between an ERC and a
small R&D firm, and
2. Strengthen the research capacity of the small R&D firm or
SBIR/STTR awardee to speed the entry of its innovation into the
marketplace and broaden its portfolio of marketable products
through collaboration with an ERC.
The result will be the creation of a mutually beneficial research
and commercialization platform that joins ERCs and small R&D firms
or SBIR/STTR companies. This platform will establish a partnership
upon which the ERC and the firm can collaborate in the future and
ERC students can learn about the innovation process.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
* Rathindra DasGupta, IIP Program Officer for NSF- Supported
SBIR/STTR Firms, telephone: (703) 292-8353, email:
[10]rdasgupt@nsf.gov
* Deborah J. Jackson, EEC Program Director for ERC PIs, telephone:
(703) 292-7499, email: [11]djackson@nsf.gov
Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):
* 47.041 --- Engineering
Award Information
Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 10 to 15
Anticipated Funding Amount: $3,400,000 pending availability of funds.
Each partnership consists of (1) one lead active or self-sustaining,
graduated Engineering Research Center and one small business as a
sub-contractor or (2) one lead graduated NSF or currently
NSF-supported SBIR/STTR grantee with one active or self-sustaining,
graduated ERC as a sub-contractor. The combined total award would be
up to $200,000, with a duration of one or two years. The ERC PI and
the small firm's PI should budget to include travel to attend a
one-day workshop to be held in the Arlington, VA area.
Eligibility Information
Organization Limit:
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
* Option 1: Eligibility for ERC Initiated Collaborations: Active or
self-sustaining, graduated ERC initiated collaborations - with any
already-established small R&D firm that meets the "small business"
eligibility requirements as defined by the SBIR program (including
active or graduated SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II grantees
supported by any agency).
Institutions with NSF-funded ERCs with active awards in the
Classes of 2003-2008, or self-sustaining, graduated ERCs, listed
in the Appendix, are eligible to apply directly to the Engineering
Research Centers program for Option 1. A self-sustaining,
graduated ERC is one that is defined as an ERC in the Classes of
1990 or later that is financially self-sustaining and retains ERC
key features. This would include the two ERCs in the Class of
2000, even if they are operating on brief no-cost extensions. A
list of self-sustaining, graduated ERCs is provided in the
Appendix.
Option 2: Eligibility for SBIR/STTR Initiated Collaborations:
Active or graduated NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II initiated
collaborations - with either an active or a self-sustaining,
graduated ERC
Only active or graduated NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II and Phase IIB
awards are eligible to directly apply to this solicitation under
Option 2. An active SBIR/STTR awardee is one with an NSF award,
which has not yet expired. The "graduated" NSF supported
SBIR/STTR has had an award that was successfully completed within
the previous five years of the proposal deadline date. In
addition, the company is only eligible to apply when an active or
self-sustaining, graduated ERC listed in the Appendix participates
in the collaborative research project.
A potential list of SBIR/STTR members can be viewed using the NSF
award search tool at
[12]http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/tab.do?dispatch=4 and confining
the search to Element Code 5373 or 1591 for awards. Details about
the award and PI are viewable by clicking on the award number.
PI Limit:
None Specified
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 3
Institutions with eligible ERCs can endorse up to three proposals
submitted by ERC faculty. For an ERC, however, there is no limit
on the number of Option 2 proposals in which the ERC is a
subawardee.
Institutions with faculty from ERC-A can only partner with small
business-A to submit a single proposal. This does not preclude
other faculty from ERC-A from also submitting a partnership
proposal with a different small business company. In addition, a
small business firm cannot submit the same project with two
different centers. The projects must be substantially different
from a proposed project with another ERC.
Multiple proposals from PIs from an ERC with the same R&D firm or
the same NSF supported SBIR/STTR company will be returned without
review. Likewise, proposals will be returned without review if the
small R&D firm or the SBIR/STTR company allows the same project to
partner with multiple ERCs. In addition, proposals will be
returned without review if submitted by the PI from a non SBIR/STTR
firm or an SBIR/STTR firm supported by another agency.
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: 2
Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
* Letters of Intent: Submission of Letters of Intent is required.
Please see the full text of this solicitation for further
information.
* Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not Applicable
* Full Proposals:
+ Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide, Part I: Grant Proposal Guide
(GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is
available electronically on the NSF website at:
[13]http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg.
+ Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov
Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission
of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note:
The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the
Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at:
[14]http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gran
tsgovguide)
B. Budgetary Information
* Cost Sharing Requirements: Inclusion of voluntary committed cost
sharing is prohibited.
* Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable
* Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable
C. Due Dates
* Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's
local time):
November 30, 2010
Last Tuesday in November, Annually Thereafter
* Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
February 07, 2011
First Monday in February, Annually Thereafter
Proposal Review Information Criteria
Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria.
Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full text
of this solicitation for further information.
Award Administration Information
Award Conditions: Standard NSF award conditions apply.
Reporting Requirements: Additional reporting requirements apply.
Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[15]Summary of Program Requirements
I. [16]Introduction
II. [17]Program Description
III. [18]Award Information
IV. [19]Eligibility Information
V. [20]Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. [21]Proposal Preparation Instructions
B. [22]Budgetary Information
C. [23]Due Dates
D. [24]FastLane/Grants.gov Requirements
VI. [25]NSF Proposal Processing and Review Procedures
A. [26]NSF Merit Review Criteria
B. [27]Review and Selection Process
VII. [28]Award Administration Information
A. [29]Notification of the Award
B. [30]Award Conditions
C. [31]Reporting Requirements
VIII. [32]Agency Contacts
IX. [33]Other Information
X. [34]Appendix
I. INTRODUCTION
This opportunity is open to institutions with currently supported
Engineering Research Centers (ERC) or self-sustaining, graduated ERCs
in the classes of 1990 or later to partner with experienced R&D firms
that meet the small business eligibility requirements, or with active
or graduated Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business
Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I or Phase II grantees
(supported by any agency) that have successfully completed their
SBIR/STTR awards within the previous five years. Institutions with
eligible ERCs can submit a research proposal that includes a
subcontract to an established R&D firm, an active or a graduated
SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II awardee. The formation of these
partnerships should help ERCs push the boundaries of knowledge across
a broad spectrum of technology fields while transferring a continuous
stream of cutting-edge enabling and systems technologies to the
marketplace through their small business partners who work at the
leading edge of technology.
In addition, this opportunity enables PIs from NSF supported ongoing
or recently graduated SBIR/STTR Phase II awards to partner with
ongoing or recently graduated ERCs for the purposes outlined in this
solicitation.
This opportunity will complement activities in the ERC programs to
leverage the successes of small R&D firms and/or SBIR/STTR grantees.
It is designed to directly help U.S. small businesses to compete by
helping them to address their research needs. ERCs act as a catalyst
to provide the research that small business immediately needs to
further help make it successful and competitive.
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The SBIR/STTR program stimulates entrepreneurship in this country
through government support for research in small business. These small
firms often need additional research to commercialize their products
and/or services. One method of providing this needed research is by
enabling small businesses to collaborate with an ERC.
The National Science Foundation-sponsored ERCs are interdisciplinary,
multi-university centers located at universities all across the United
States, each in close partnership with industry. Each ERC provides an
environment in which academe and industry collaborate in pursuing
strategic advances in complex engineered systems and enabling
systems-level technologies that have the potential to spawn whole new
industries or to radically transform the product lines, processing
technologies, or service delivery methodologies of current industries.
Activity within ERCs lies at the interface between the
discovery-driven culture of science and the innovation-driven culture
of engineering and industry. The centers provide the intellectual
foundation for industry to collaborate with faculty and students on
resolving generic, long-range challenges, producing the knowledge
needed for steady advances in technology and their speedy transition
to the marketplace.
The proposed funding request must be centered on research that is
mutually beneficial to the ERC and small R&D firms or SBIR/STTR Phase
I or Phase II awardees. Thus, it will serve the following dual
purposes:
1. Speed the translation of ERC-generated research and technology
advances to the marketplace and engage students more directly in
the innovation process though collaboration between an ERC and a
small R&D firm, and
2. Strengthen the research capacity of the small R&D firm or
SBIR/STTR awardee to speed the entry of its innovation into the
marketplace and broaden its portfolio of marketable products
through collaboration with an ERC.
The result will be the creation of a mutually beneficial research and
commercialization platform that joins ERCs and small business
companies in this effort and establishes a model upon which the ERC
and the firm can collaborate in the future.
Prospective small R&D firms and SBIR/STTR Phase I or II subcontractors
should contact an ERC of interest, defined in the Appendix, to learn
more about that center's scope of research, its membership agreement,
the members of its Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) and the research
areas of interest of the center's faculty, researchers, and graduate
students. Current information on ERCs can be found at
[35]http://www.erc-assoc.org.
Prospective ERC PIs can view a potential list of NSF SBIR/STTR members
using the NSF award search tool at
[36]http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/tab.do?dispatch=4 and confining the
search to Program Element Code 5373 or 1591 for awards made in the
last five years. Details about the award and PI are viewable by
clicking on the award number.
Prospective ERC PIs can view a potential list of SBIR/STTR partners
supported by other agencies using the award search tool available at
these agencies.
III. AWARD INFORMATION
Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 10 to 15
Anticipated Funding Amount: $3,400,000 pending availability of funds.
Each partnership consists of (1) one lead active or self-sustaining,
graduated Engineering Research Center and one small business as a
sub-contractor or (2) one lead graduated NSF or currently
NSF-supported SBIR/STTR grantee with one active or self-sustaining,
graduated ERC as a sub-contractor. The combined total award would be
up to $200,000, with a duration of one or two years. The ERC PI and
the small firm's PI should budget to include travel to attend a
one-day workshop to be held in the Arlington, VA area.
Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award
size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.
IV. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
Organization Limit:
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
* Option 1: Eligibility for ERC Initiated Collaborations: Active or
self-sustaining, graduated ERC initiated collaborations - with any
already-established small R&D firm that meets the "small business"
eligibility requirements as defined by the SBIR program (including
active or graduated SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II grantees
supported by any agency).
Institutions with NSF-funded ERCs with active awards in the
Classes of 2003-2008, or self-sustaining, graduated ERCs, listed
in the Appendix, are eligible to apply directly to the Engineering
Research Centers program for Option 1. A self-sustaining,
graduated ERC is one that is defined as an ERC in the Classes of
1990 or later that is financially self-sustaining and retains ERC
key features. This would include the two ERCs in the Class of
2000, even if they are operating on brief no-cost extensions. A
list of self-sustaining, graduated ERCs is provided in the
Appendix.
Option 2: Eligibility for SBIR/STTR Initiated Collaborations:
Active or graduated NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II initiated
collaborations - with either an active or a self-sustaining,
graduated ERC
Only active or graduated NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II and Phase IIB
awards are eligible to directly apply to this solicitation under
Option 2. An active SBIR/STTR awardee is one with an NSF award,
which has not yet expired. The "graduated" NSF supported
SBIR/STTR has had an award that was successfully completed within
the previous five years of the proposal deadline date. In
addition, the company is only eligible to apply when an active or
self-sustaining, graduated ERC listed in the Appendix participates
in the collaborative research project.
A potential list of SBIR/STTR members can be viewed using the NSF
award search tool at
[37]http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/tab.do?dispatch=4 and confining
the search to Element Code 5373 or 1591 for awards. Details about
the award and PI are viewable by clicking on the award number.
PI Limit:
None Specified
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 3
Institutions with eligible ERCs can endorse up to three proposals
submitted by ERC faculty. For an ERC, however, there is no limit
on the number of Option 2 proposals in which the ERC is a
subawardee.
Institutions with faculty from ERC-A can only partner with small
business-A to submit a single proposal. This does not preclude
other faculty from ERC-A from also submitting a partnership
proposal with a different small business company. In addition, a
small business firm cannot submit the same project with two
different centers. The projects must be substantially different
from a proposed project with another ERC.
Multiple proposals from PIs from an ERC with the same R&D firm or
the same NSF supported SBIR/STTR company will be returned without
review. Likewise, proposals will be returned without review if the
small R&D firm or the SBIR/STTR company allows the same project to
partner with multiple ERCs. In addition, proposals will be
returned without review if submitted by the PI from a non SBIR/STTR
firm or an SBIR/STTR firm supported by another agency.
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: 2
V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Letters of Intent(required):
A Letter of Intent (LOI) is required to facilitate the NSF review
process. The letter should be submitted via FastLane no later than
the LOI deadline specified in this solicitation. The LOI allows NSF to
screen the proposals with respect to eligibility requirements, to
categorize the proposals, and to identify conflicts-of-interest to
prepare for the proposal review processes. Follow these steps for the
LOI preparation and submission:
Submit information for your LOI through Fast Lane under these
categories only (note the character limits, which include spaces, as
stated below):
* Project Title: The Project Title should reflect the focus of the
proposed collaboration.
* Synopsis: (maximum of 2,500 characters in this section): Provide
brief statements of the vision and goals of the proposed
collaboration at a sufficient level of detail to understand the
proposed collaboration.
* Participants (maximum of 255 characters in this section): Identify
the key ERC participants including their ERC institutional
affiliations.
* Point of Contact for NSF Inquiries
* Project PI Information
* Participating Organizations: Include names and addresses (city,
state, country) for the ERC and Industry Partners
Special Letter of Intent Preparation Instruction:
* Submission of multiple Letters of Intent is allowed.
* Participants and Participating Organizations are required when
submitting Letters of Intent.
Letter of Intent Preparation Instructions:
When submitting a Letter of Intent through FastLane in response to
this Program Solicitation please note the conditions outlined below:
* Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) Submission is required when
submitting Letters of Intent
* A Minimum of 0 and Maximum of 4 Other Senior Project Personnel are
allowed
* A Minimum of 1 and Maximum of 5 Other Participating Organizations
are allowed
* Submission of multiple Letters of Intent is allowed
Full Proposal Preparation Instructions: Proposers may opt to submit
proposals in response to this Program Solicitation via Grants.gov or
via the NSF FastLane system.
* Full proposals submitted via FastLane: Proposals submitted in
response to this program solicitation should be prepared and
submitted in accordance with the general guidelines contained in
the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the GPG
is available electronically on the NSF website at:
[38]http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg.
Paper copies of the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications
Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-7827 or by e-mail from
[39]nsfpubs@nsf.gov. Proposers are reminded to identify this
program solicitation number in the program solicitation block on
the NSF Cover Sheet For Proposal to the National Science
Foundation. Compliance with this requirement is critical to
determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines. Failure
to submit this information may delay processing.
* Full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: Proposals submitted in
response to this program solicitation via Grants.gov should be
prepared and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov
Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of
NSF Applications via Grants.gov. The complete text of the NSF
Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov
website and on the NSF website at:
([40]http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgo
vguide). To obtain copies of the Application Guide and Application
Forms Package, click on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov site, then
click on the Apply Step 1: Download a Grant Application Package
and Application Instructions link and enter the funding
opportunity number, (the program solicitation number without the
NSF prefix) and press the Download Package button. Paper copies of
the Grants.gov Application Guide also may be obtained from the NSF
Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-7827 or by e-mail
from [41]nsfpubs@nsf.gov.
Option 1: Institutions with eligible ERCs will submit a single
proposal that details the research responsibilities of both the ERC
and the small R&D firm or a SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II company. The
small R&D firm or the SBIR/STTR grantee will be a subcontractor. The
subawardee budget to the small R&D firm must be a minimum of 30% or a
maximum of 60% of the total award amount. The title of the proposal
must start with "ERC - Small Business:" The proposal must state if the
small business partner is an active or graduated SBIR/STTR Phase I or
Phase II awardee.
Option 2: The active SBIR/STTR Phase II company will submit a single
proposal that details the research responsibilities of both the ERC
and the SBIR/STTR Phase II company. The ERC grantee will be a
subcontractor. If the grantee is an NSF STTR Phase II company, the
subawardee budget to the ERC must be a minimum of 30% or a maximum of
60% of the total award amount. If the grantee is an NSF SBIR Phase II
company, the subawardee budget to the ERC must not exceed 50% of the
total award amount. The title of the proposal must start with "ERC -
Small Business:" The proposal must state if the ERC is an active or
graduated awardee.
Option 1 and Option 2: Each partner organization must submit its own
detailed budget and all line items in the budget must be justified.
The company president or the CEO must submit a letter of endorsement
that indicates the value of the research partnership to the small
business while describing how the small business will contribute to
the ERC. The letter must be included in the Supplemental Document
section of the proposal as indicated below.
Include the following in the supplementary documentation:
* Endorsement letter from both the ERC Center Director and the
SBIR/STTR or small R&D firm president or CEO
* Biographies of the SBIR/STTR or small R&D firm PI and senior staff
(not to exceed 2 pages total)
* Organization chart of the SBIR/STTR or small R&D firm
* Biographies of the ERC PI and co-PI (not to exceed 2 pages total)
* Post-doc mentoring plan (if post-docs are proposed)
Proposals not following these instructions will be returned without
review. Proposals will be peer reviewed by a panel of experts or by
mail review.
The 15-page narrative of the proposal will contain the following
sections:
1. Vision of the project;
2. Justification as to why it is both translational research that
rests on research carried out by the ERC during its NSF-supported
phase and research that strengthens the capacity of the firm to
broaden its portfolio of marketable products (the research may
have been supported by direct financial support provided through
the ERC's budget to the PI or by an associated or sponsored
project where support went directly to the PI and the project was
reported as a part of the ERC;
3. Research plan including testbeds;
4. Expected deliverables; and
5. Management Plan, team, milestone chart, commercialization
potential (see section on additional review criteria).
B. Budgetary Information
Cost Sharing: Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is
prohibited
C. Due Dates
* Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's
local time):
November 30, 2010
Last Tuesday in November, Annually Thereafter
* Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
February 07, 2011
First Monday in February, Annually Thereafter
D. FastLane/Grants.gov Requirements
* For Proposals Submitted Via FastLane:
Detailed technical instructions regarding the technical aspects of
preparation and submission via FastLane are available at:
[42]https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm. For FastLane user
support, call the FastLane Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188 or e-mail
[43]fastlane@nsf.gov. The FastLane Help Desk answers general
technical questions related to the use of the FastLane system.
Specific questions related to this program solicitation should be
referred to the NSF program staff contact(s) listed in Section
VIII of this funding opportunity.
Submission of Electronically Signed Cover Sheets. The Authorized
Organizational Representative (AOR) must electronically sign the
proposal Cover Sheet to submit the required proposal
certifications (see Chapter II, Section C of the Grant Proposal
Guide for a listing of the certifications). The AOR must provide
the required electronic certifications within five working days
following the electronic submission of the proposal. Further
instructions regarding this process are available on the FastLane
Website at: [44]https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp.
* For Proposals Submitted Via Grants.gov:
Before using Grants.gov for the first time, each organization must
register to create an institutional profile. Once registered, the
applicant's organization can then apply for any federal grant on
the Grants.gov website. The Grants.gov's Grant Community User
Guide is a comprehensive reference document that provides
technical information about Grants.gov. Proposers can download the
User Guide as a Microsoft Word document or as a PDF document. The
Grants.gov User Guide is available at:
[45]http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/app_help_reso.jsp. In addition, the NSF
Grants.gov Application Guide provides additional technical
guidance regarding preparation of proposals via Grants.gov. For
Grants.gov user support, contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at
1-800-518-4726 or by email: [46]support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov
Contact Center answers general technical questions related to the
use of Grants.gov. Specific questions related to this program
solicitation should be referred to the NSF program staff
contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this solicitation.
Submitting the Proposal: Once all documents have been completed,
the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) must submit the
application to Grants.gov and verify the desired funding
opportunity and agency to which the application is submitted. The
AOR must then sign and submit the application to Grants.gov. The
completed application will be transferred to the NSF FastLane
system for further processing.
VI. NSF PROPOSAL PROCESSING AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
Proposals received by NSF are assigned to the appropriate NSF program
where they will be reviewed if they meet NSF proposal preparation
requirements. All proposals are carefully reviewed by a scientist,
engineer, or educator serving as an NSF Program Officer, and usually
by three to ten other persons outside NSF who are experts in the
particular fields represented by the proposal. These reviewers are
selected by Program Officers charged with the oversight of the review
process. Proposers are invited to suggest names of persons they
believe are especially well qualified to review the proposal and/or
persons they would prefer not review the proposal. These suggestions
may serve as one source in the reviewer selection process at the
Program Officer's discretion. Submission of such names, however, is
optional. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts of
interest with the proposal.
A. NSF Merit Review Criteria
All NSF proposals are evaluated through use of the two National
Science Board (NSB)-approved merit review criteria: intellectual merit
and the broader impacts of the proposed effort. In some instances,
however, NSF will employ additional criteria as required to highlight
the specific objectives of certain programs and activities.
The two NSB-approved merit review criteria are listed below. The
criteria include considerations that help define them. These
considerations are suggestions and not all will apply to any given
proposal. While proposers must address both merit review criteria,
reviewers will be asked to address only those considerations that are
relevant to the proposal being considered and for which the reviewer
is qualified to make judgements.
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and
understanding within its own field or across different fields? How
well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the
project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality
of the prior work.) To what extent does the proposed activity
suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially
transformative concepts? How well conceived and organized is the
proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to resources?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding
while promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the
proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented
groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To
what extent will it enhance the infrastructure for research and
education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks, and
partnerships? Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance
scientific and technological understanding? What may be the
benefits of the proposed activity to society?
Examples illustrating activities likely to demonstrate broader impacts
are available electronically on the NSF website at:
[47]http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf.
Mentoring activities provided to postdoctoral researchers supported on
the project, as described in a one-page supplementary document, will
be evaluated under the Broader Impacts criterion.
NSF staff also will give careful consideration to the following in
making funding decisions:
Integration of Research and Education
One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to
foster integration of research and education through the programs,
projects, and activities it supports at academic and research
institutions. These institutions provide abundant opportunities
where individuals may concurrently assume responsibilities as
researchers, educators, and students and where all can engage in
joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement of
discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learning
perspectives.
Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities
Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all
citizens -- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons
with disabilities -- is essential to the health and vitality of
science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of
diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and
activities it considers and supports.
Additional Review Criteria:
For Option 1 and Option 2 Proposals. Because the purpose of this
solicitation is to help translate ERC generated advancements into the
commercial marketplace and speed the commercialization of NSF
supported SBIR/STTR innovations to the marketplace, the additional
review criteria emphasize those aspects of the standard NSF
intellectual merit and broader impact criteria that are related to
translation of knowledge rather than to scientific discovery. In
addition to the standard NSF review criteria, the following review
criteria will be used:
Commercialization Potential
+ The extent to which the proposer understands and has
evaluated the potential market for the proposed technology to
be transferred;
+ The extent to which the proposer benchmarked the innovation
versus existing products that meet the same market needs;
+ The extent to which the proposed activity positions the firm
to attract further funding from SBIR and/or non-SBIR sources
once the project ends;
+ The degree to which the proposal demonstrates an effective
strategy for translating/speeding the technology innovation
to the marketplace;
+ The degree to which the innovation presents a compelling
value proposition i.e. strong need or market-pull and
breadth of potential commercial impact for the innovation;
and
+ The degree to which the intellectual property issues are
effectively addressed vis-a-vis the firm and university
involved and there is sufficient protection to move the
product to market and attain at least a temporal competitive
advantage.
B. Review and Selection Process
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation will be
reviewed by Ad hoc Review and/or Panel Review.
Reviewers will be asked to formulate a recommendation to either
support or decline each proposal. The Program Officer assigned to
manage the proposal's review will consider the advice of reviewers and
will formulate a recommendation.
After scientific, technical and programmatic review and consideration
of appropriate factors, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the
cognizant Division Director whether the proposal should be declined or
recommended for award. NSF is striving to be able to tell applicants
whether their proposals have been declined or recommended for funding
within six months. The time interval begins on the deadline or target
date, or receipt date, whichever is later. The interval ends when the
Division Director accepts the Program Officer's recommendation.
A summary rating and accompanying narrative will be completed and
submitted by each reviewer. In all cases, reviews are treated as
confidential documents. Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the
names of the reviewers, are sent to the Principal Investigator/Project
Director by the Program Officer. In addition, the proposer will
receive an explanation of the decision to award or decline funding.
In all cases, after programmatic approval has been obtained, the
proposals recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of
Grants and Agreements for review of business, financial, and policy
implications and the processing and issuance of a grant or other
agreement. Proposers are cautioned that only a Grants and Agreements
Officer may make commitments, obligations or awards on behalf of NSF
or authorize the expenditure of funds. No commitment on the part of
NSF should be inferred from technical or budgetary discussions with a
NSF Program Officer. A Principal Investigator or organization that
makes financial or personnel commitments in the absence of a grant or
cooperative agreement signed by the NSF Grants and Agreements Officer
does so at their own risk.
VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting organization by a
Grants Officer in the Division of Grants and Agreements. Organizations
whose proposals are declined will be advised as promptly as possible
by the cognizant NSF Program administering the program. Verbatim
copies of reviews, not including the identity of the reviewer, will be
provided automatically to the Principal Investigator. (See Section
VI.B. for additional information on the review process.)
B. Award Conditions
An NSF award consists of: (1) the award letter, which includes any
special provisions applicable to the award and any numbered amendments
thereto; (2) the budget, which indicates the amounts, by categories of
expense, on which NSF has based its support (or otherwise communicates
any specific approvals or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3)
the proposal referenced in the award letter; (4) the applicable award
conditions, such as Grant General Conditions (GC-1); * or Research
Terms and Conditions * and (5) any announcement or other NSF issuance
that may be incorporated by reference in the award letter. Cooperative
agreements also are administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative
Agreement Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC)
and the applicable Programmatic Terms and Conditions. NSF awards are
electronically signed by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer and
transmitted electronically to the organization via e-mail.
*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Website at
[48]http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF.
Paper copies may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse,
telephone (703) 292-7827 or by e-mail from [49]nsfpubs@nsf.gov.
More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions and other
important information on the administration of NSF awards is contained
in the NSF Award & Administration Guide (AAG) Chapter II, available
electronically on the NSF Website at
[50]http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=aag.
C. Reporting Requirements
For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing
grants), the Principal Investigator must submit an annual project
report to the cognizant Program Officer at least 90 days before the
end of the current budget period. (Some programs or awards require
more frequent project reports). Within 90 days after expiration of a
grant, the PI also is required to submit a final project report, and a
project outcomes report for the general public.
Failure to provide the required annual or final project reports, or
the project outcomes report will delay NSF review and processing of
any future funding increments as well as any pending proposals for
that PI. PIs should examine the formats of the required reports in
advance to assure availability of required data.
PIs are required to use NSF's electronic project-reporting system,
available through FastLane, for preparation and submission of annual
and final project reports. Such reports provide information on
activities and findings, project participants (individual and
organizational) publications; and, other specific products and
contributions. PIs will not be required to re-enter information
previously provided, either with a proposal or in earlier updates
using the electronic system. Submission of the report via FastLane
constitutes certification by the PI that the contents of the report
are accurate and complete. The project outcomes report must be
prepared and submitted using Research.gov. This report serves as a
brief summary, prepared specifically for the public, of the nature and
outcomes of the project. This report will be posted on the NSF website
exactly as it is submitted by the PI.
Option 1. At the end of every six months, the ERC PI must submit an
integrated report encompassing contributions by both small business
and ERC researchers. This report must be submitted via email, on
behalf of the partnership to the EEC Program Directors listed in this
solicitation. The report should be limited to ten pages.
The final report must address contributions by both the small business
and ERC researchers.
Option 2. At the end of every six months, the SBIRC PI must submit an
integrated report encompassing contributions by both small business
and ERC researchers. This report must be submitted via email, on
behalf of the partnership to the Program Officer for NSF-Supported
SBIR/STTR firms listed in this solicitation. The report should be
limited to ten pages.
The final report must address contributions by both the small business
and ERC researchers.
VIII. AGENCY CONTACTS
General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:
* Rathindra DasGupta, IIP Program Officer for NSF- Supported
SBIR/STTR Firms, telephone: (703) 292-8353, email:
[51]rdasgupt@nsf.gov
* Deborah J. Jackson, EEC Program Director for ERC PIs, telephone:
(703) 292-7499, email: [52]djackson@nsf.gov
For questions related to the use of FastLane, contact:
* FastLane Help Desk, telephone: 1-800-673-6188; e-mail:
[53]fastlane@nsf.gov.
For questions relating to Grants.gov contact:
* Grants.gov Contact Center: If the Authorized Organizational
Representatives (AOR) has not received a confirmation message from
Grants.gov within 48 hours of submission of application, please
contact via telephone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail:
[54]support@grants.gov.
Please contact the above individuals only for further information
about this opportunity.
When using FastLane, call the FastLane Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188 or
e-mail: [55]fastlane@nsf.gov for user support. The FastLane Help Desk
answers general technical questions related to the use of the FastLane
system.
IX. OTHER INFORMATION
The NSF Website provides the most comprehensive source of information
on NSF Directorates (including contact information), programs and
funding opportunities. Use of this Website by potential proposers is
strongly encouraged. In addition, National Science Foundation Update
is a free e-mail subscription service designed to keep potential
proposers and other interested parties apprised of new NSF funding
opportunities and publications, important changes in proposal and
award policies and procedures, and upcoming NSF Regional Grants
Conferences. Subscribers are informed through e-mail when new
publications are issued that match their identified interests. Users
can subscribe to this service by clicking the "Get NSF Updates by
Email" link on the [56]NSF web site.
Grants.gov provides an additional electronic capability to search for
Federal government-wide grant opportunities. NSF funding opportunities
may be accessed via this new mechanism. Further information on
Grants.gov may be obtained at [57]http://www.grants.gov.
Please visit the Engineering Research Center Association at
[58]http://www.erc-assoc.org/topics/6-nsf-policies.html
for a list of active participating Engineering Research Centers.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent Federal agency
created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42
USC 1861-75). The Act states the purpose of the NSF is "to promote the
progress of science; [and] to advance the national health, prosperity,
and welfare by supporting research and education in all fields of
science and engineering."
NSF funds research and education in most fields of science and
engineering. It does this through grants and cooperative agreements to
more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school systems,
businesses, informal science organizations and other research
organizations throughout the US. The Foundation accounts for about
one-fourth of Federal support to academic institutions for basic
research.
NSF receives approximately 40,000 proposals each year for research,
education and training projects, of which approximately 11,000 are
funded. In addition, the Foundation receives several thousand
applications for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. The agency
operates no laboratories itself but does support National Research
Centers, user facilities, certain oceanographic vessels and Antarctic
research stations. The Foundation also supports cooperative research
between universities and industry, US participation in international
scientific and engineering efforts, and educational activities at
every academic level.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities
provide funding for special assistance or equipment to enable persons
with disabilities to work on NSF-supported projects. See Grant
Proposal Guide Chapter II, Section D.2 for instructions regarding
preparation of these types of proposals.
The National Science Foundation has Telephonic Device for the Deaf
(TDD) and Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that
enable individuals with hearing impairments to communicate with the
Foundation about NSF programs, employment or general information. TDD
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877-8339.
The National Science Foundation Information Center may be reached at
(703) 292-5111.
The National Science Foundation promotes and advances scientific
progress in the United States by competitively awarding grants and
cooperative agreements for research and education in the sciences,
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To get the latest information about program deadlines, to download
copies of NSF publications, and to access abstracts of awards, visit
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The information requested on proposal forms and project reports is
solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as amended. The information on proposal forms will be used in
connection with the selection of qualified proposals; and project
reports submitted by awardees will be used for program evaluation and
reporting within the Executive Branch and to Congress. The information
requested may be disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants
as part of the proposal review process; to proposer
institutions/grantees to provide or obtain data regarding the proposal
review process, award decisions, or the administration of awards; to
government contractors, experts, volunteers and researchers and
educators as necessary to complete assigned work; to other government
agencies or other entities needing information regarding applicants or
nominees as part of a joint application review process, or in order to
coordinate programs or policy; and to another Federal agency, court,
or party in a court or Federal administrative proceeding if the
government is a party. Information about Principal Investigators may
be added to the Reviewer file and used to select potential candidates
to serve as peer reviewers or advisory committee members. See Systems
of Records, NSF-50, "Principal Investigator/Proposal File and
Associated Records," 69 Federal Register 26410 (May 12, 2004), and
NSF-51, "Reviewer/Proposal File and Associated Records, " 69 Federal
Register 26410 (May 12, 2004). Submission of the information is
voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete information, however,
may reduce the possibility of receiving an award.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, an information collection unless it displays a valid
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OMB control
number for this collection is 3145-0058. Public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 120 hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments
regarding the burden estimate and any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
Suzanne H. Plimpton
Reports Clearance Officer
Division of Administrative Services
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA 22230
X. APPENDIX
Biotechnology and Health Care
Ongoing NSF-supported ERCs
* Synthetic Biology ERC, University of California, Berkeley in
partnership with Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Prairie View A&M University (HBCU), and the
University of California, San Francisco, Class of 2006
* Quality of Life ERC, Carnegie Mellon University in partnership
with the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2006
* ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials, North Carolina A&T
State University (HBCU) in partnership with the University of
Cincinnati and the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2008
* ERC for Structured Organic Particulate Systems, Rutgers University
in partnership with New Jersey Institute of Technology, Purdue
University, and the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (MSI),
Class of 2006
* Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems ERC, University of Southern
California in partnership with Caltech and the University of
California, Santa Cruz, Class of 2003
Self-sustaining ERCs
* Engineering of Living Tissues, Georgia Tech and Emory University
1998 to 2008 (self-sustaining)
* Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology, Johns Hopkins
University -, 1998 to 2008 (self-sustaining)
* Biotechnology Process Engineering, MIT. 1985 and 1995 to 2005
(self-sustaining)
* Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, 1990 to 2001
(self-sustaining)
* Bioengineering Educational Technologies, Vanderbilt University,
1999 to 2007 (self-sustaining)
* Engineered Biomaterials, University of Washington, 1996 to 2007
(self-sustaining)
Design and Manufacturing
Self-sustaining ERCs
* Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing, University of
Arizona, 1996 to 2006 (self-sustaining)
* Advanced Engineering of Fibers and Films, Clemson University -1998
to 2008 (self-sustaining)
* Particle Engineering, University of Florida, 1994 to 2006
(self-sustaining)
* Systems Research, University of Maryland, 1985 & 1994 to 1997
(self-sustaining)
* Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, University of Michigan, 1996
to 2007 (self-sustaining)
Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure
Ongoing NSF-supported ERCs
* ERC for Biorenewable Chemicals, Iowa State University in
partnership with Rice University, the University of California,
Irvine, the University of New Mexico (MSI), the University of
Virginia, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Class of 2008
* ERC for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, University of Minnesota
in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology, Purdue
University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and
Vanderbilt university, Class of 2006
* ERC for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management,
North Carolina State University in partnership with Arizona State
University, Florida State University. Florida A&M University
(HBCU), Missouri University of Science and Technology, Class of
2008
* Smart Lighting ERC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
partnership with Boston University and the University of New
Mexico (MSI), Class of 2008
Self-sustaining ERCs
* Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
University at Buffalo, 1997 to 2007 (self-sustaining)
* Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of
California at Berkeley, 1997 to 2007 (self-sustaining)
* Mid-America Earthquake Engineering Research, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997 to 2007 (self-sustaining)
Micro/Optoelectronics, Sensing, and IT
Ongoing NSF-supported ERCs
* ERC for Integrated Access Networks, University of Arizona in
partnership with the California Institute of Technology, Norfolk
State University (HBCU), Stanford University, Tuskegee University
(HBCU), the Universities of California at Berkeley, San Diego, and
Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California, Class of
2008
* ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State
University in partnership with the University of Colorado, Boulder
and the University of California, Berkeley, Class of 2003
* ERC for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere, the
University of Massachusetts-Amherst in partnership with Colorado
State University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University
of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (MSI), Class of 2003
* ERC on Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment,
Princeton University in partnership with the City University of
New York, Johns Hopkins University, Rice University, Texas A & M
University, and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County,
Class of 2006
Self-sustaining ERCs
* Neuromorphic Systems Engineering, California Institute of
Technology, 1995 to 2005 (self-sustaining)
* Data Storage Systems, Carnegie Mellon, 1990 to 2001
(self-sustaining)
* Microelectronics Packaging, Georgia Tech, 1995 to 2005
(self-sustaining)
* Computational Field Simulation, Mississippi State University, 1990
to 2001 (self-sustaining)
* Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems, Northeastern University,
2000 - 2010 (self-sustaining)
* Wireless Integrated MicroSystems, University of Michigan, 2000 -
2010 (self-sustaining)
* Integrated Media Systems, University of Southern California, 1996
to 2006 (self-sustaining)
* Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1998 to
2008 (self-sustaining)
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41. mailto:nsfpubs@nsf.gov
42. https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm
43. mailto:fastlane@nsf.gov
44. https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp
45. http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/app_help_reso.jsp
46. mailto:support@grants.gov
47. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf
48. http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF
49. mailto:nsfpubs@nsf.gov
50. http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=aag
51. mailto:rdasgupt@nsf.gov
52. mailto:djackson@nsf.gov
53. mailto:fastlane@nsf.gov
54. mailto:support@grants.gov
55. mailto:fastlane@nsf.gov
56. http://www.nsf.gov/
57. http://www.grants.gov/
58. http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?
http://www.erc-assoc.org/topics/6-nsf-policies.html
59. http://www.nsf.gov/
60. mailto:nsfpubs@nsf.gov
61. http://www.nsf.gov/policies
62. http://www.nsf.gov/policies/privacy.jsp
63. http://www.nsf.gov/policies/foia.jsp
64. http://www.nsf.gov/help/
65. http://www.nsf.gov/help/contact.jsp
66. mailto:webmaster@nsf.gov
67. http://www.nsf.gov/help/sitemap.jsp
68. http://transcoder.usablenet.com/tt/referrer